Shares of GSW, which owns about 60, 000 apartments, are up 46% since the close of trading on the day of the company's offering in April 2011.
WSJ: Apartment Firm Hopes to Build on German Demand
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The deals included GSW's purchase of 7, 000 apartments in the Berlin area and Deutsche Wohnen's acquisition of 23, 400 apartments from Barclays Capital, bringing its total to more than 80, 000.
WSJ: Apartment Firm Hopes to Build on German Demand